The eminent biologist reflects on his own response to nature and the aesthetic aspects of his exploration of natural systems in an intensely personal essay that examines the essential links between mankind and the rest of the living world
Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-157)
Prologue -- Bernhardsdorp -- The superorganism -- The time machine -- The bird of paradise -- The poetic species -- The serpent -- The right place -- The conservation ethic -- Surinam